WIM Aleksandra Milovic (Montenegro) beat IM Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia) in round 2 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Women), in 72 moves.
The game turned on 57.Rxf7. Before it, Stockfish had the position as a clear advantage for Black (-1.63); one move later, winning for Black (-4.17). It was played with 6:51 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 57.Rc2 instead. Can you see why? And 57...Rxa2, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
The ratings said otherwise: Milovic was 356 points lower. It began as the Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- IM Lela Javakhishvili, 2424 · Georgia
- Black
- WIM Aleksandra Milovic, 2068 · Montenegro
- Result
- 0–1 in 72 moves
- Opening
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation · D37
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 2 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 57.Rxf7
- Engine’s choice
- 57.Rc2